Prabhavati Reddy, Adjunct Faculty of Religious Studies, is an interdisciplinary scholar with research focus in Hindu traditions, religious art and culture, Telugu literature and issues of goddess, women and religion. She holds a PhD from Harvard University (Sanskrit and Indian Studies) and masters' d...
The BA in religious studies is designed to give students an understanding of the major religious traditions of the world. The degree has a comparative and cross-cultural perspective that relates to global issues. Areas of study include Eastern religious traditions (Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Hin...
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences offers a minor in Islamic Studies designed for students interested in the societies, cultures, history, and politics of the Islamic world. It offers students the opportunity to study the many societies that have significant Muslim populations. These socie...
Past Event
April 11, 2024, 4:00 PM to April 12, 2024, 3:30 PM EDT
Merten Hall 1204 (Thursday) & 1201 (Friday)
Registration required, please use this form to register for one or both days. *Updated to reflect Nancy Fraser will be joining us VIRTUALLY rather than in person as originally planned. Thanks for your understanding! CHR's third annual research symposium (April 11-12, 2024) centers on our annual the...
Abdulaziz Sachedina, Ph.D., is Professor and IIIT Chair in Islamic Studies at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Sachedina, who has studied in India, Iraq, Iran, and Canada, obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He has been conducting research and writing in the field of...
This course explores the core teachings and practices of Buddhism and introduces to different traditions and practices from their origins in India to their diffusion throughout Asia, and recently, into the west. We will begin with exploring the Three Jewels – the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha - w...
It may be understood that in order to have any politics (e.g., written and unwritten laws, policies, and customary practices, including approaches to interpreting them) there must be ethics (i.e., a sense of what ought to be, a sense of norms and values); and to have an ethic one must have a metaphys...
